Students promote diversity in the campus community
Staff Writer
Salisbury University’s sixth annual Stop Hatin’ week represents students and their ability to “stop the hate” across the campus community. It is week of promoting racial, gender and religious equality throughout the SU community, showing the overall importance of diversity.
“It allows us to demonstrate how our campus and community support each other,” Vice-President of Diversity Mario Orellana said. “It’s recognition that our community continues to increase awareness (for) and the promotion of acceptance and equality for all.”
Stop Hatin’ Week began Monday and ends Saturday. It has been returning each year due to the success of the week in its’ first few years of being established on campus. There has been much support and great feedback from SU students.
“It is a time where we try to unite the entire campus community,” said Katherine Mooney, President of the SGA. “It represents the fact that we are all Salisbury students and despite your race, religion, sexual orientation or anything else that is unique about you, everyone on our campus deserves respect. I see this week as a time to remind everyone that at the end of the day, we are all Seagulls.”
On Monday from 7-9 p.m. in Guerrieri University Center’s Nanticoke room, there will be an event held by Housing and Residence life called the “Tunnel of Oppression.” Students will be able to walk through different rooms in GUC to learn about the different stereotypes in society today.